Countries shipping meat to China need to comply with rules on those shipments, according to a session held in Beijing with representatives from around 30 nations and the Import and Export Food Safety Bureau that is under China’s General Administration of Customs, Reuters reports.
A Chinese official addressed issues related to ractopamine, a feed additive banned in China but used in the U.S. and some other countries, signatures on documents that do not match stamps on documents and the use of unofficial email accounts.
The report indicated the basic message from the Chinese officials was that if companies have not had issues shipping to China, they need to make sure that continues. And for those that have had issues, the report said the signal was that they need to correct them.
This is a potential key situation with China expected to see rising imports of animal protein ahead as it meets domestic needs in the wake of reduced pork supplies due to African swine fever.
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